Veg Summer Rolls!

This little number was inspired by my recipe friend on Instagram Plantiful Kiki. I've been making this for years, but I love how she layers the rice roll wrappers and adds Swiss Chard as another layer of wrap support! It makes a giant veg burrito the size of my head!

It's nutrient-packed, I can almost feel my cells shouting, "thank you!" when I devour this! A heads up that it is also slightly more involved, but I really do think it is worth it! The whole process start to finish takes me about 15 minutes so it's not terrible but involves a decent amount of chopping.

Forgive the garden dirt under my nails ;)

I used matchstick carrots but you could julienne a whole carrot. And I use a peeler to make super-thin slices of the cucumber. Use whatever cutting/slicing/peeling method you want but the key is to make sure your veggies are sliced very thin.

Ingredients for the rice roll wrap:

Rice Roll Wrapper

(pic below - usually on the international isle at the store in the Asian food section)

Swiss Chard (with spine cut out - again, pic below)

cilantro

purple cabbage

cucumber

carrots

alfalfa sprouts

avocado

(I didn't have any when I made this but makes it that much better!)

Ingredients for the dressing:

lime juice (1 lime)

1/2 cup PB powder

(or you can use regular peanut butter - it just increases the calories significantly)

1/2 cup soy sauce (or coconut aminos)

1 tsp minced garlic

2 tbsp maple syrup

*If you are feeling lazy and don't want to make the sauce I use Trader Joe's sweet Chili sauce on these sometimes and it's a quick, delicious alternative - pic below).

Directions:

Wet your rice roll paper under the water faucet (no need to soak it - just run it under the water so that both sides get fully wet - then lay it down on your countertop - it will get sticky and flexible within 60 seconds. Do this with 3 rice roll wrappers making sure they overlap once you lay them down - one at the top, two at the bottom (Think of a Venn diagram)

De-spine your Swiss chard and lay it on top of your overlapped rice papers (this will serve as extra support - almost a second layer of wrapping)

Now is the fun part! Start layering your chopped veggies! Then roll the whole thing up like a giant burrito! Sprinkle with sesame seeds (if you have some!) Whisk together your dressing ingredients if you are making the homemade dressing. Dip and dig in! These are fiber-fueled and nutrient-dense! Vada, who is 7, even enjoys them!

One more thing! If you want to up the protein, I will often air-fry some firm tofu and add that in! Nom! Let me know if you make these and what you think!